Ice-creeper.



G. M. COLE.

ICE CREE-PER. APPLIOATION mum FEBA, 1913? 1,102,646, Patented July 7, 1914.

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CLARK M. COLE, 0F ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA.

IGE-CREEPER.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CLARK M. Conn, a citizen of the United States residing at Erie, in the county of Erie and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Ice-Creepers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to ice creepers and consists in certain improvements in the construction thereof as will be hereinafter fully described and pointed out in the claim.

The object of the invention is to form an ice creeper adapted to be secured to the heel of the shoe, so that, it may be readily attached and detached to the heels and readily fit to different sizes of heels.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings as follows Figure 1 shows a plan view of the device with the parts in open position. Fig. 2 is a similar view with the parts in closed position. Fig. 3 is a front view of the creeper. Fig. 1 is a section on the line 4- 1 in Fig, 1. Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 in Fig. 1.

The creeper has the base plate 1 which is preferably of a shape to extend around the margin of the heel. Spurs 2 are formed on the bottom of the base plate 1. As shown they are riveted to the base plate. The base plate has the front portions 3 which are separated at 4 to permit the ends to be forced toward and from each other and fastens the plate to and unfastens it from the heel. The side and front plates 5 extend upwardly from the bottom plate 1. A notch 6 is out in the rear of the bottom plate so that the flexibility of the plate 5 at 7 will permit of the movementof the side pieces sufficiently to clamp them to a heel and to permit their removal.

A clamping bar 8 has a hook or projection 9 at one end. The opposite end of the bar has the reduced portion 10 which extends through a perforation at the front of the side 5. The end of the bar extends be- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 4,1913.

Patented July '7, 1914. Serial No. 746,131.

shown in Fig. 1 and then the lever 12 is swung to the position shown in Fig. 2 thus drawing the ends 3 toward each other and clamping the sides 5 against the sides of the heel. In order to make a more secure engagement between the sides and the heel I prefer to form the shoulders 16 in the sides which under the pressure of the clamp are forced into the material of the heel so as to assure the engagement of the creeper as it is worn. This shoulder can be preferably formed by bending in the sides 5 as shown in section in Fig. 4.

What I claim as new is In an ice creeper, the combination of a base plate having; an opening therein at the front and at the rear and having downwardly extending spurs and flanges of resilient metal extending upwardly therefrom and forming a flexible portion at the rear opening of the base plate through the resilient quality of the upwardly extending flange; and means at the front of the creeper for drawing the front ends of the plates toward each other to clamp the side flanges on a heel.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

V CLARK M. CQLE. Witnesses:

B, M. HARTMAN, J. J. SCHWARTZ.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patent Washington, D. G. 

